Time to focus on jobs and economy

12:04 PM,
Feb. 17, 2013

Written by

Luke
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More than 12 million Americans are looking for work, according to the Department of Labor's most recent report on unemployment, confirmation that the weak economy continues to plod along too sluggishly for those still without a job.

The jobs report included other troubling news.

While the unemployment rate rose to 7.9 percent, up slightly from December, the labor force participation rate remained largely unchanged near 30-year lows, meaning many people have simply given up looking for work altogether. ...